Calvary Cemetery is a

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and

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, in

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, New York, United States. With about three million burials, it has the largest number of interments of any cemetery in the United States. Established in 1848, Calvary Cemetery covers and is owned by the

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and managed by the Trustees of St. Patrick's Cathedral. Calvary Cemetery is divided into four sections, spread across the neighborhoods of

and Woodside. The oldest, First Calvary, is also called "Old Calvary". The Second, Third and Fourth sections are all considered part of "New Calvary".

History

In 1817, the Trustees of Old St. Patrick's Cathedral on Mott Street, Manhattan, realized that their original cemetery on Mulberry Street was almost full. In 1847, faced with

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epidemics and a shortage of burial grounds in Manhattan, the

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passed the

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authorizing nonprofit corporations to operate commercial cemeteries. On October 29, 1845 Old St. Patrick's Cathedral trustees had purchased of land from John McMenoy and John McNolte in

and this land was used to develop Calvary Cemetery. The cemetery was named after

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, where

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was crucified according to the

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. The first Calvary Cemetery burial occurred on July 31, 1848. The name of the deceased was Esther Ennis, who reportedly "died of a broken heart." The cemetery was consecrated by

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in August 1848. By 1852 there were 50 burials a day, half of them poor Irish under seven years of age. In the early 20th century,

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and

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epidemics caused a shortage of gravediggers, and people dug graves for their own loved ones. The entire number of interments from the cemetery's opening in August 1848 until January 1898, was 644,761. From January 1898 until 1907 there were about 200,000 interments, thus yielding roughly 850,000 interments at Calvary Cemetery by 1907. Calvary Cemetery gate 2020 jeh

Calvary was accessible by ferryboats crossing the

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from 23rd Street in Manhattan. It cost an adult seven dollars to be buried there. Burial of children under age seven cost three dollars; children aged seven to fourteen cost five dollars. As development in Manhattan's East Village expanded, bodies buried in that neighborhood were transferred to Queens. In 1854, ferry service opened by 10th Street and the East River. The original division of the cemetery, now known as First Calvary or Old Calvary, was filled by 1867. The

expanded the area of the cemetery, adding more sections, and by the 1990s there were nearly 3 million burials in Calvary Cemetery. The Cemetery continues to add plots and burial spaces can be purchased in advance. In 1949, several hundred workers at the cemetery went on strike.

Description

Calvary is split into four sections. The first section is known as First Calvary or Old Calvary, and is located to the west of the section of the Brooklyn–Queens Expressway (I-278) that runs between the Long Island Expressway (I-495) interchange and

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. The others are known collectively as New Calvary, and as a group to the east of the above-mentioned section of the Brooklyn–Queens Expressway. # First Calvary Cemetery is bounded by the Brooklyn–Queens Expressway, Review Ave and 37th Street. # Second Calvary Cemetery is in-between the Long Island and Brooklyn–Queens Expressways, and also bounded by 48th Street and 58th Street. The cemetery's offices are located here, at 49–02 Laurel Hill Boulevard. # Third Calvary Cemetery is north of the Brooklyn–Queens Expressway, and also bounded by

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, 49th Street and 58th Street. # Fourth Calvary Cemetery is south of the Long Island Expressway, and also bounded by 55th Avenue, 50th Street and 58th Street. The cemetery's chapel is named for St. Callixtus and was designed by Raymond F. Almirall. Originally a frame structure, it was rebuilt using limestone in 1908.

Calvary Veterans Park

The Old Calvary section of the cemetery is a city-owned public park that serves as a burial ground, the Calvary Veterans Park.

Calvary Monument

The Calvary Monument, erected in 1866, originally with bronze sculptures is located in the park. It is by Daniel Draddy, one of the Draddy Brothers, who sculpted the obelisk to

William James MacNeven William James MacNeven (also sometimes rendered as MacNevin or McNevin) (21 March 1763 Ballinahown, near Aughrim, County Galway, Ireland – 12 July 1841 New York City) was an Irish physician forced, as a result of his involvement with insurgen ...

. There is no signage from either entrance, nor any mention on the official web site's maps. It is located at . The monument was last renovated in 1929. A conservation effort was initiated in 2009, but is not done. The monument honors the 69th Regiment.

Notable burials

Entertainers

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(1894–1950), actress who played

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(1829–1882), "Father of the American Band" *

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James Hayden James Hayden (November 25, 1953 – November 8, 1983) was an American actor from Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Apart from starring on Broadway, he is best known for playing Patrick "Patsy" Goldberg in the 1984 film '' Once Upon a Time in America''. Lif ...

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Nita Naldi Nita Naldi (born Mary Nonna Dooley; In this reference Naldi's birth name Nonna is mistakenly cited “Donna”. Naldi's birthname in this reference is also incorrectly cited as “Donna”. November 13, 1894 – February 17, 1961) was an Ameri ...

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Law enforcement professionals

Irma Lozada Irma Lozada (April 26, 1959 – September 21, 1984), a.k.a. "Fran", was a member of the New York City Transit Police who was killed in 1984, becoming the first female police officer to die while at work in New York City. Early life and education ...

(1959–1984) a.k.a. "Fran," was a member of the

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who was slain in 1984, becoming the first female police officer to die in the line of duty in

. *

Joseph Petrosino Joseph Petrosino (born Giuseppe Petrosino, ; August 30, 1860 – March 12, 1909) was an Italian-born New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer who was a pioneer in the fight against organized crime. Crime fighting techniques that Petrosino ...

(1860–1909), NYPD's first commanding officer of the "Black Hand Squad" (aka Italian Squad), a precursor to the NYPD's Bomb Squad, who investigated the Italian Mafia who used explosives to shake down businesses in NYC. Detective Lieutenant Petrosino, an Italian-American, was the first NYPD officer killed overseas in the "line of duty", while investigating organized crime in Italy. Subject of the film '' Pay or Die'' *

Mary A. Sullivan Mary Agnes Sullivan (1878 or 1879 – September 11, 1950) was a pioneering policewoman in New York City for 35 years. She was the first woman homicide detective in the New York City Police Department. She was also the first woman to make lieuten ...

(1878/1879–1950), first woman in NYPD to be a homicide detective, lieutenant and first grade detective. Founded the Policewoman's Endowment Association.

Military figures

* Edward Brown, Jr. (1841–1911),

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recipient * Thomas Burke (1842–1902), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient * Richard Byrnes (1833–1864), American Civil War officer and commander of the Irish Brigade * Dennis Conlan (1838–1870), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient * William C. Connor (1832–1912), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient *

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(d. 1864), American Civil War officer and commander of the Irish Brigade * Samuel W. Kinnaird (1843–1923), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient *

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(1865–1924),

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Medal of Honor recipient *

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(1943–1969)

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Medal of Honor recipient * John Francis O'Sullivan (1850–1907), American Indian Wars Medal of Honor recipient * James Quinlan (1833–1906), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient *

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(1816–1894), American Civil War brigadier general * Robert Augustus Sweeney (1853–1890), two-time Medal of Honor recipient *

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Organized crime figures

Vito Bonventre Vito Bonventre (January 1, 1875 – July 15, 1930) was a New York City mobster who was a leading member of the Brooklyn gang that would later become the Bonanno Crime Family. He was arrested but then released in 1921 as the leader of a group know ...

(1875–1930), mobster *

Anthony Carfano Anthony Carfano (November 1895 – September 25, 1959), also known as "Little Augie Pisano", was a New York gangster who became a caporegime, or captain, in the Luciano crime family under mob bosses Charles "Lucky" Luciano and Frank Costell ...

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and the head of the Whyos street gang by

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in his book '' The Gangs of New York'' * Natale "Joe Diamond" Evola (1907–1973) * Stefano "Steve" Ferrigno (1900–1930) *

Giosue Gallucci Giosuè Gallucci (; December 10, 1864 – May 21, 1915), also known as Luccariello, was a crime boss of Italian Harlem in New York City affiliated with the Camorra. He dominated the area from 1910–1915 and was also known as the undisputed "Kin ...

(1864–1915)Gallucci Funeral Guarded
''The New York Times'', May 25, 1915 *

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Joseph Lanza Joseph A. "Socks" Lanza (1904 – October 11, 1968) was a New York labor racketeer and a member of the Genovese crime family, who controlled the Fulton Fish Market in Lower Manhattan through the United Seafood Worker's Union local 359 from 1923 ...

(1904–1968), racketeer; mobster * Thomas Lucchese (1899–1967), mobster * Ignatius "Lupo the Wolf" Lupo (1877–1947) *

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(1879–1931) – 1st Calvary * Peter "Giuseppe" Morello (also known as the Clutch Hand) (1870–1930), the first head of the Morello crime family; now lies in a bare, forgotten grave * Dominick "Sonny Black" Napolitano (1930–1981), mobster * Bonaventura "Joseph" Pinzolo (1887–1930) * Benjamin "Lefty" Ruggiero (1926–1994) * Michael "Mickey" Spillane (1934–1977), mobster * Ciro "the Artichoke King" Terranova (1888–1938) * Nicolo Terranova (1890–1916) * Vincenzo "Vincent" Terranova (1886–1922)

Politicians

Vincent H. Auleta Vincent H. Auleta (April 6, 1886 – September 29, 1961) was an American lawyer and politician from New York City. Life Auleta was born on April 6, 1886, in New York City, New York. His father Michael J. Auleta was an Italian immigrant who ran o ...

(1886–1961), lawyer, assemblyman * Stephen J. Colahan (1841–1874), lawyer, assemblyman * James O'Brien (1841–1907) – New York City alderman (1864, 1866), Sheriff of New York County (1867), New York State Senator (1872–1873), and U.S. Representative from New York (1879–1881) *

William G. Carroll William Goff Carroll (June 16, 1893 – February 11, 1969) was an American politician from Bayport, New York. Life Carroll was born on June 16, 1893 in Brooklyn, New York. Carroll attended Brooklyn public schools, the Polytechnic Preparatory Sc ...

(1893–1969) – New York State Assemblyman * Lawrence V. Cullen, J.D., USMC (1948–2012), Justice New York State Court of Claims (appointed by Gov. George Pataki), elected New York State Supreme Court, 11th Judicial District – 1st (Old Calvary – St. Callixtus) *

Thomas F. Denney Thomas F. Denney (September 20, 1874 – November 26, 1913) was an American politician from New York. Life Denney was born on September 20, 1874, in New York City, New York, the son of Scottish immigrant John Denney and Irish immigrant Delia G ...

(1874–1913), member of the

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Carmine DeSapio Carmine Gerard DeSapio (December 10, 1908 – July 27, 2004) was an American politician from New York City. He was the last head of the Tammany Hall political machine to dominate municipal politics. Early life and career DeSapio was born in ...

(1908–2004), last head of the

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* John E. Develin (1820–1888), lawyer, assemblyman *

Sylvester A. Dineen Sylvester Arthur Dineen (August 11, 1898 – December 24, 1950) was an American politician and school teacher from New York City. Life Dineen was born on August 11, 1898, in Manhattan, New York City, the son of foreman and Irish immigrant Patric ...

(1898–1950), member of the New York State Assembly * Daniel Direnzo (1886–1933), Assistant District Attorney of New York City, Head of Court of Special Sessions * Thomas J. Dunn (1849–1905), Sheriff of

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(1897–1899) * John Fox (1835–1914), U.S. Representative from New York and member of the New York City Council * Patrick Jerome "Battle-Axe" Gleason (1844–1901) last mayor of

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Hugh J. Grant Hugh John Grant (September 10, 1858 – November 3, 1910) served as the 88th mayor of New York City for two terms from 1889 to 1892. First inaugurated at age 30, he remains the youngest mayor in the city's history. He was one of the youngest may ...

(1857–1910), mayor of New York City * Martin J. Kennedy (1892–1955) U.S. Representative in Congress (1930–1945) and New York State Senator (1924–1930) * Thomas A. Ledwith, (1840–1898) New York State Assemblyman and State Senator *

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(1858–1924), head of New York City's

Charles Novello Charles Novello (May 12, 1886 – November 4, 1935) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life Novello was born on May 12, 1886, in New York City, New York, the son of Andrew Novello and Carmela Depiero. His parents were Italian ...

(1886–1935), lawyer, assemblyman, alderman * George Washington Plunkitt (1842–1924),

politician – unmarked grave *

James A. Rierdon James A. Rierdon (February 27, 1854 – July 22, 1911) was an American politician from New York City. Life Rierdon was born on February 27, 1854, in New York City, New York, the son of Dennis and Anna Rierdon. Rierdon attended public and paroch ...

(1854–1911), assemblyman * Jere F. Ryan (1882–1948), member of the New York State Assembly and

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* Alfred E. Smith (1873–1944), Governor of New York State and 1928 U.S. presidential candidate *

Timothy Sullivan Timothy Daniel Sullivan (July 23, 1862 – August 31, 1913) was a New York politician who controlled Manhattan's Bowery, Manhattan, Bowery and Lower East Side districts as a prominent leader within Tammany Hall. He was known euphemistically as " ...

(1862–1913), U.S. Representative in Congress (1903–1906; 1912), long-term member of New York State Legislature and sponsor of the

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Robert F. Wagner Robert Ferdinand Wagner I (June 8, 1877May 4, 1953) was a German-born American attorney and Democratic Party politician who represented the state of New York in the United States Senate from 1927 to 1949. Born in Prussia, Wagner immigrated ...

(1877–1953), U.S. Senator from New York State *

Robert F. Wagner Jr. Robert Ferdinand Wagner II (April 20, 1910 – February 12, 1991) was an American diplomat and politician who served three terms as the mayor of New York City from 1954 through 1965. When running for his third term, he broke with the Tammany Ha ...

(1910–1991), 102nd Mayor of New York City * Robert Wagner III (1944–1993), president of the

New York City Board of Education The Panel for Educational Policy of the Department of Education of the City School District of the City of New York, abbreviated as the Panel for Educational Policy and also known as the New York City Board of Education, is the governing body of ...

, son of Mayor Robert Wagner, Jr. and grandson of Senator Robert F. Wagner

Sportspeople

Willie Keeler William Henry Keeler (March 3, 1872 – January 1, 1923), nicknamed "Wee Willie" because of his small stature, was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1892 to 1910, primarily for the Baltimore Orioles and Brooklyn ...

(1872–1923),

Hall of Fame A hall, wall, or walk of fame is a list of individuals, achievements, or other entities, usually chosen by a group of electors, to mark their excellence or Wiktionary:fame, fame in their field. In some cases, these halls of fame consist of actu ...

baseball player *

Phil O'Sullivan Philip O'Sullivan (10 May 1895 – August 1952) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for a number of clubs in Kerry and Dublin and at inter-county level with the Kerry senior football team. He usually lined out as a defender. Career As a ...

(1895–1952),

Gaelic football Gaelic football (; short name '')'', commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA, or football, is an Irish team sport. A form of football, it is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score ...

er * Jim Shanley (1854–1904), baseball player *

Martin Sheridan Martin John Sheridan (March 28, 1881 – March 27, 1918) was an Irish Americans, Irish-American athlete and three time Olympic Games gold medallist in discus throw. Born in Bohola, County Mayo, Ireland, he was a participant of both the 190 ...

(1881–1918), four-time

Olympic gold medalist This article lists the individuals who have won at least four gold medals at the Olympic Games or at least three gold medals in individual events. List of most Olympic gold medals over career This is a partial list of multiple Olympic gold medali ...

in the discus and shot put *

Mickey Welch Michael Francis Welch (July 4, 1859 – July 30, 1941), nicknamed "Smiling Mickey", was an American professional baseball pitcher. He stood tall and weighed . He was the third pitcher to accumulate 300 career victories. Welch was born in Brook ...

(1859–1941), Hall of Fame baseball player

Writers

Mary Letitia Martin Mary Letitia Martin (1815–1850) was an Irish writer who was known as the "Princess of Connemara". Educated at home in the upper-class style, she was fluent in numerous languages. She published two books in her lifetime, and a third was published ...

(1815–1850), heiress, novelist *

Claude McKay Festus Claudius "Claude" McKay OJ (September 15, 1890See Wayne F. Cooper, ''Claude McKay, Rebel Sojourner In The Harlem Renaissance'' (New York, Schocken, 1987) p. 377 n. 19. As Cooper's authoritative biography explains, McKay's family predate ...

(1890–1948), poet, journalist, novelist

Others

* James W. Blake (1862–1935), part-time song lyricist who wrote the words to ''

The Sidewalks of New York "The Sidewalks of New York" is a popular song about life in New York City during the 1890s. It was composed in 1894 by vaudeville actor and singer Charles B. Lawlor (June 2, 1852 – May 31, 1925) with lyrics by James W. Blake (September 23, 18 ...

'' * Steve Brodie (1863–1901), Brooklyn bookmaker, claimed to survive

Brooklyn Bridge The Brooklyn Bridge is a cable-stayed suspension bridge in New York City, spanning the East River between the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. Opened on May 24, 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was the first fixed crossing of the East River. It w ...

jump * William R. Cosentini (1911–1954), mechanical engineer and founder of

Cosentini Associates Cosentini Associates is an engineering firm that provides consulting engineering services for the building industry. Company history Cosentini Associates was founded in 1952 by William Randolph Cosentini as W.R. Cosentini and Associates. Wi ...

Luigi Fugazy Luigi V. Fugazzi (April 30, 1839 – August 6, 1930; anglicized as Fugazy), nicknamed Papa Fugazy, was an Italian American banker, businessman, and philanthropist who became one of the most prominent in the United States. He emigrated to the U ...

(1837–1930), Italian American banker and businessman *

Julia Grant Julia Boggs Grant (née Dent; January 26, 1826 – December 14, 1902) was the first lady of the United States and wife of President Ulysses S. Grant. As first lady, she became the first woman in the position to write a memoir. Her memoirs, '' Th ...

(1873–1944), philanthropist *

Philip Martiny Philip H. Martiny (May 19, 1858 – June 26, 1927) was a French-American sculptor who worked in the Paris atelier of Eugene Dock, where he became foreman before emigrating to New York in 1878—to avoid conscription in the French army, he later ...

(1858–1927), sculptor *

Edward McGlynn Edward McGlynn (September 27, 1837 – January 7, 1900) was an Catholic Church in the United States, American Catholic priest and Reformism (historical), social reformer who was controversial in Catholic circles for his acceptance of public sc ...

(1837–1900), reformist Catholic priest *

Adolfo Müller-Ury Adolfo Müller-Ury, Order of St. Gregory the Great, KSG (March 29, 1862 – July 6, 1947) was a Swiss-born American portrait painter and Impressionism, impressionistic painter of roses and still life. Early life and education Müller was b ...

(1862–1947), portrait artist *

John Mulvany John Mulvany (–1906) was an Irish born American artist best known as an artist of the American WestTaft, "Artists and Illustrators of the Old West 1850-1900" New York; Bonanza Books 1953 who painted the first large (11 ft x 21 ft) ...

(–1906), artist * Annie Moore Schayer (1874–1924), first person to be processed through

Ellis Island Ellis Island is an island in New York Harbor, within the U.S. states of New Jersey and New York (state), New York. Owned by the U.S. government, Ellis Island was once the busiest immigrant inspection and processing station in the United State ...

* Eugenie Baclini (1909–1912), second RMS ''

Titanic RMS ''Titanic'' was a British ocean liner that sank in the early hours of 15 April 1912 as a result of striking an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, United States. Of the estimated 2,224 passengers a ...

'' survivor to die after the sinking – solitary, unmarked grave * S. Joseph Barry, (1933–2019), professor emeritus of audiology and speech, Section 1W * Anna Frances Levins (1876–1941), Irish American photographer, publisher, activist *

Etienne Aigner Étienne Aigner (November 8, 1904 – November 5, 2000) was the founder of Etienne Aigner US and Etienne Aigner AG, two presently separate high fashion houses, based respectively in New York City and Munich, Germany. Both companies produce luxury ...

, (1904–2000), Érsekújvár,

Austria-Hungary Austria-Hungary, also referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Dual Monarchy or the Habsburg Monarchy, was a multi-national constitutional monarchy in Central Europe#Before World War I, Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. A military ...

born designer of handbags and leather goods * Joseph Medaglia (1933–1993),

Franciscan priest The Franciscans are a group of related organizations in the Catholic Church, founded or inspired by the Italian saint Francis of Assisi. They include three independent religious orders for men (the Order of Friars Minor being the largest contem ...

, and actor; he portrayed Father Carmelo, in

The Godfather ''The Godfather'' is a 1972 American Epic film, epic crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mario Puzo, based on Puzo's best-selling The Godfather (novel), 1969 novel. The film stars an ensemble cast inc ...

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